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K. K.
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Tlie Scliool Cou cil
The School Council again functioned in the School with varying degrees of success. The meetings held each fortnight were attended by the form representatives and prefects along with a master acting as an adviser.
It was particularly noticeable that the majority of the senior members fully supported the Council. Some of the junior representatives showed some reluctance in accept­ ing their responsibilities. Their full support is needed if the Counci is to be at all e cient.
This year the Council operated successfully on some matters, notably the organisation of inter-form basketball and rugby. However, one feels that the Council's place in the School organisation could be more clearly de ned so as to make its function more e ective. Nevertheless the many varied points which were brought forward for discussion do prove that it has some real worth in the School.
The members of this year's Council~
Chairman: J. M. Chaplin. Secretary: N. F. M. Walker.
Form Representatives
In the second term winter sport started in earnest with regular scrum practices and touch kicking being held in the prefects' room. However, due to con ned spaces, play su ered considerably (so did the prefects' room}.
The sports dance was held at School this year with a large, fully-rigged yacht the centre of attention. Bond~ 007 was the theme for the ball, which was held on 5th August. In the centre of the hall was a jet-boat, the replica of that used in the James Bond lms, and in various corners were scenes from several di erent films, e.g. Thunderball and Gold nger. All this was done with the aid of store dummies. The walls were decorated with seven-feet-high silver letters (Bond 007) and equally large coloured portraits depicting some of Bond's more troublesome adversaries.
The mothers really surpassed thcmseves with the wonderful supper and our grateful thanks go to Mrs. Cornwell and her team, Mr. Currie and Mrs. Wilson and her art classes, for helping to make the show the success it was.
The School this year was generally well behaved and the Sixth Form was especially co-operative, helping the prefects with group haka demonstrations, a new system which seems to work much better than the original one. This support was greatly appreciated. Among the extra duties of the prefects this year was an active part in the ceremonies of the 85th Jubilee celebrations. Each prefect carried a decade banner in the parade from Queen's Park to the School. The prefects successfully ran various inter-form competitions among the Junior School in their spare time between duties and detentions.
The prefects' room this year was from time to time invaded by a group of Upper Sixth formers who thought ittheirundisputableprivilegetobeallowedtostudy there. This fortunately (for us) did not persist. This year it was unanimously decided that we should re­ decorate the prefects' room and that "we" should choose the colour scheme; and surprisingly enough, after a week's hard labour, a pleasing result was obtained. ("Hail to thee spotted Prefect.") Socially, the old room was as cheerful as ever, with the radio still clinging to a meagre thread of existence but heavier by about twenty coats of assorted paiqt, a remnant from a fad of the previous year. A new innovation Was the arrival of a tape-recorder in the second term, and from then on the Top Twenty and Hit Parade were a regular feature of many study periods spent here. (Overheard: "How can I teach a class with this infernal racket going on over my head?" Guess who?
Need more be said except that this year's prefects have been a good bunch, and I know I speak for all of us when I say it has been a year in our lives which will not readily be forgotten.
Coldstream Notes
The year commenced under the management of the new Hostel Manager, Mr. Fitzgerald, ably assisted by housemasters Mr. G. D. Alabaster, Mr. P. A. Ruhen, and Mr. E. R. Currie, who replaced Mr. Button after his move to Timaru. The masters were assisted by the prefects K. L. McLean (Head), H. A. Collie, A. L. Townsend, M. D. Heenan, R. Davies and S. J. Chalmers. A new Matron, Miss J. He er, from Australia, also took up duties, while Mrs. Laytham returned to continue her duties as Sub-Matron. A new cook contributes to the
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. . .... 1A .. ... ABI ....... 4B2 B. Dawson.. . .. ... ... ...4C B. J. Agnew.. ..... 4. D J. G. Dixon...... ..........4E P. D. Buckingham.... ....... 3A L. J. McKay....... .............3Bl S.H.Frase.r ...58 D.J.Wealleans ....3B2
D. S. Fougere....... ... . U.6A
S. A. Wallis...... . ........ U.6B R. P. Erskine.. ... . ...... L6A J. Bowie..... ... .L.6B B. C. Thompson.. . .. .. L.6C B. Soutar. ... L.6S L. G. McAllan ........... SU A. J. Pennicott.. . . .. .5A
A. R. Jones.. M. J. Pascoe........
S. F. Pittaway... ......SC
S. J. Dermody.................5D
A. W. Tre ers..............SR
R. H. Ibbotson.... ..3C
K. C. McKenzie. ...3D
R. C. Wallace W. S. Hanley J. R. Watson G. M. Breen M. S. Cook
Prefects
K. R. McLean A. Derbie
J. H. Morgan
C. W. McKenzie N. D. Jenkins
P. A. Elder
G. W. A. Ronald P. L. Spencer
J. Whyte
G. J. Strang
P1•eiects' Notes
This year, four prefects retu ed from last year and the appointment of another twelve from the Upper Sixth and one from the Lower Sixth brought the year's total to 17.
The rst notable event of the year was the visit to the Girls' High athletic sports at Rugby Park. This year someone had the brainwave that the Boys' High prefects should take part in the Girls' High sports. By mutual agreement each boy prefect became a three-legged part­ ner with a girl prefect and the results of the ensuing race were startling to say the least. (Did anyone ever show fou how to make a fool of yourself in front of severa hundred girls?} However, the afternoon tea pro­ vided by the girls soon calmed all shattered nerves and we returned little the worse for wear but a whole lot wiser. The girls came to visit us on the day of our sports but as it had been postponed due to bad weather a guided "tour de SBHS " was the best we could do.
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
R. D. Checketts.